Ascort number 19 of 19 biult located in sydney you will need $10,000 no pics as have to clear area to take decent pics call me u2u me
Rob 0416020372
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glider69 ·
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Ascort sweet thing is sold
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/63674/ascort-sweet-thing-is-sold
warb ·
glider69 ·
hey Ryan you are quick well done chappy
warb ·
cheers mate,..
sounds like a sweet arse rat in the making...
sounds like a sweet arse rat in the making...
glider69 ·
thought i found a 356 had a smile ear 2ear oh well!!!!
pod ·
The Ascort - 1959
A Victorian Czech immigrant with an early Karmann Ghia decided he could make an Australian built sports car from the Beetle chassis. Using his Ghia as the basis of his design he built a light steel tubular frame and around it built a body of fibreglass, epoxy resin and foam rubber for insulation. The 2-door car featured 4 seats, a roll bar and reinforced dash. He also added a stronger, stiffer anti-roll bar to the front to provide better stability. Standard brakes were left to pull up the Okrasa powered car.
The rear armrests housed the fuel tanks leaving the front vacant for increased luggage space - something the Ghia lacked in abundance. The two tanks gave a combined volume of over 40 litres. The spare was also mounted forward of the torsion bars in a horizontal position.
Only 19 Ascorts were made and few remain today.
copied from an article on flat four web site , i think submitted by hot rod matt
[ Edited on 11-7-07 by pod ]
A Victorian Czech immigrant with an early Karmann Ghia decided he could make an Australian built sports car from the Beetle chassis. Using his Ghia as the basis of his design he built a light steel tubular frame and around it built a body of fibreglass, epoxy resin and foam rubber for insulation. The 2-door car featured 4 seats, a roll bar and reinforced dash. He also added a stronger, stiffer anti-roll bar to the front to provide better stability. Standard brakes were left to pull up the Okrasa powered car.
The rear armrests housed the fuel tanks leaving the front vacant for increased luggage space - something the Ghia lacked in abundance. The two tanks gave a combined volume of over 40 litres. The spare was also mounted forward of the torsion bars in a horizontal position.
Only 19 Ascorts were made and few remain today.
copied from an article on flat four web site , i think submitted by hot rod matt
[ Edited on 11-7-07 by pod ]
kombikim ·
that be a bit weird in that he & his company were Sydney based & I dont think he ever owned a Karmann Ghia, the Ascort was never designed to be a sports car, rather it was a luxury touring GT, it was very quiet, & exceptional safety was also an important feature, & most importantly the two fuel tanks were 36 litres EACH which meant you could drive a very long way
few remain today isnt all that accurate either, I dont know the exact number, but a high percentage still exist
[ Edited on 10-7-2007 by kombikim ]
[ Edited on 10-7-2007 by kombikim ]
few remain today isnt all that accurate either, I dont know the exact number, but a high percentage still exist
[ Edited on 10-7-2007 by kombikim ]
[ Edited on 10-7-2007 by kombikim ]
vw54 ·
whats the colour of this one ???
21 were built
21 were built
glider69 ·
navy blue and from what i can see its in great shape it doesnt have the okrassa engine it is a 40 horse
vw54 ·
did it come from Sydney ???
glider69 ·
yes it did come from sydney and it is in sydney in bass hill buried under many good vw parts am waiting for hm to clear the area so i can post pics maybe tomorrow keep u posted
Bizarre ·
I love these things
Had a chance to buy this one
Wasnt in this condition though
Just posting so people get an idea of how beautiful these things can be
Had a chance to buy this one
Wasnt in this condition though
Just posting so people get an idea of how beautiful these things can be
kombikim ·
wow, that one is coming on well, they looked best in metallic colours
1303Steve ·
Higlider69 wrote:yes it did come from sydney and it is in sydney in bass hill buried under many good vw parts am waiting for hm to clear the area so i can post pics maybe tomorrow keep u posted
Was that Udo with all the VW parts and an Ascort?
Steve
kroozzn63 ·
love it
glider69 ·
pic 1
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Bizarre ·
Man.... if i was going to do a project - it would be one of these.
That looks complete.
Any idea about the interior??
Petri steering wheel etc??
That looks complete.
Any idea about the interior??
Petri steering wheel etc??
glider69 ·
rubbed the window the car is full of stuff but it had a 40hp steering wheel i could see about a eight of the wheel it would take a week to move the stuff around it and in it man this guy is a horder notice the manta body on top of it?
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Bizarre ·
D'oh
Thought it was a dog kennel 🙄
Thought it was a dog kennel 🙄
glider69 ·
Bizzare that silver one looks awsome looks like a project to get it to that stage
VWCOOL ·
It was... that silver one was restored by a Porsche 356 specialist workshop near me in Sydney and was a BIG job. But beautiful...glider69 wrote:Bizzare that silver one looks awsome looks like a project to get it to that stage
glider69 ·
sold to a very lucky person
Euro_67 ·
Sexy looking car. Look how similar the Alpine 110 is in shape, these started in 1961.
[ Edited on 23-7-2007 by vw54 ]
[ Edited on 23-7-2007 by vw54 ]
vwtyp2 ·
yes, and it's coming to Adelaide.glider69 wrote:sold to a very lucky person
vwtyp2 ·
just finished unloading it.
vw54 ·
u must have driven straight over to Sydney
This is an Un Used BRAND NEW Ascort Did Eddie tell you the history ???
This is an Un Used BRAND NEW Ascort Did Eddie tell you the history ???
vw54 ·
I used to work with Eddie at Qantas
I 4 got to mention NEVER BEEN DRIVEN
I 4 got to mention NEVER BEEN DRIVEN
glider69 ·
14,500 miles on the clock got more pics will post asap
rob
rob
vw54 ·
That was on the speedo not the actual car its done ZERO miles14,500 miles on the clock got more pics will post asap